naajavaaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From naaja (“seagull”), from Proto-Inuit *nauja-, from Proto-Eskimo *ńaʁuja-.

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /naajavaaq/, [nəː.jə.vɑːq]

Noun

naajavaaq

1. Thayer's gull (Larus glaucoides thayeri)